Finally Ready For Paint - Mercedes W123 Restoration

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In this episode of Restore It, I finish all of the niggling issues on this Mercedes that need to be done before the car can be painted. I also come to terms with the reality of taking on full car restorations for customers and how I'm going to do things moving forward.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro & update
00:59 - Current day
01:28 - Blasting the front suspension parts
02:08 - Polishing the blasted pieces
02:35 - Zinc plating prep
02:48 - Zinc electroplating
02:59 - Painting some engine bay heat shields
03:48 - Spraying MS sealer
05:58 - WIN with Cammus
07:23 - Covering the MS sealer
09:06 - Installing the front suspension pieces
09:42 - Installing the differential
10:15 - Adding seam sealer
11:28 - Front wings added
11:44 - Covering the sills
12:19 - Back on its wheels
12:33 - Adding soundproofing
13:48 - Finishing the front window welds
14:18 - Removing old window sealer
16:15 - Removing surface rust
17:16 - Final bodywork
18:21 - Finishing off the welds
18:52 - More surface rust
19:45 - Final sanding
20:26 - FInal thoughts
21:03 - Primer
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@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

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@FishingSGsWild Жыл бұрын

maybe if you had a laser machine to clear off rust and old paint it would have made the restoration faster and more efficient.

@zedlesshorseman Жыл бұрын

For what it's worth, I've very much enjoyed watching your car restore videos. I understand that it can be really stressful, but I would very much like for you to hear that your work has been very much appreciated.

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dave. Very kind of you to say.

@IvanGriffiths Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to see the BMW back on the channel. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Me either Ivan!

@MetalRestorationBho Жыл бұрын

These videos are so bingwatchable, also gives me actually alot of inspiration to also learn and perform these kinds of restorations. Very unique and understandable to newbies, thanks

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Thank you, mate. ! I'm a bit of a newbie myself so get ready to learn from my mistakes as well haha.

@mikemakboul4409 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for saving a W123 mercedes from rotting away

@JamieRogers95 Жыл бұрын

I commend your professionalism when discussing how taking on this project may not have been the best move. You can tell its not just a facade for camera but your actual attitude towards the situation.

@shabbytiger5528 Жыл бұрын

Workmanship aside, you are an excellent narrator. I have every respect for you.

@focusedelectronics Жыл бұрын

Glad you got it moving forward. I was worried about this project. Sure the owner is ready to see it. Good job!

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!

@MichaelRushMusic Жыл бұрын

I understand your frustration with this project, but as an amateur who is currently restoring his 1977 Mercedes 280E, your videos have been invaluable to me and I very much appreciate your work. Best regards from Vancouver Canada!

@M1LAD81 Жыл бұрын

Looking good, Steve. Looking good! 👍🏼👌

@shanechiddy4303 Жыл бұрын

Glad you will be concentrating on the BMW, look forward to watching more.

@davidvivian596 Жыл бұрын

I entirely understand your comments about the difficulty of working on a customer's car whilst making a KZfaq video about it. Having said that, I've really enjoyed the Merc W123 story because (a)it's such an unusual car and (b)you don't claim to be a professional expert - although you are surely getting there. Thank you.

@wxfield Жыл бұрын

That Mercedes has some really nice lines to it. Reminds me a bit of a mid-late 60's ford mustang.

@greghill7759 Жыл бұрын

If you've got time to sit back with a cup of tea and read these comments, I'd like to say this W123 project has been a excellent series of videos. Your skill and patience are a credit to you. I'm sure the owner will find the final result astonishing. (Those whitewalls will be the cherry on the cake!)

@jessefoulk Жыл бұрын

Now thats a good sponsor. Car related.

@adamtaylor3542 Жыл бұрын

We missed you man! Greetings from New York

@SakariKaulaote1 Жыл бұрын

Don't apologize so much, that MB has been enormous task for one guy and you have done it really well. It has been a real treat to follow your progress, so thank you. I have either skill nor tools to do that kind of a job so kudos to you!

@Hannover54 Жыл бұрын

Restoring a motor vehicle is like restoring a house: only when you lift the boards do you see what's underneath. And it also always means gaining experience. I'm very excited to see the result. Great video!

@The_Dee_Jay Жыл бұрын

Great progress and determination to get this very challenging project over the line. I may be in the minority but I'm a Merc man so don't want this series to end and you to go back to the Beemers! For the footwell sound deadening I think I would've removed all from the floor pan up and put in a large uniform replacement piece of Dynamat rather than make infill pieces but the skill in doing the latter is nice to see.

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeremy! And, I think you're right and thats the route im going to go down. Cheers!

@chriholt Жыл бұрын

It has been a marathon with this restoration, and you have hung in there every step of the way, developed your skills, and are almost at the finish line. I can't wait to see the next steps!

@iteerrex8166 Жыл бұрын

I’ve been watching this whole series, and it looks like so much researching, so much learning, so much work, and so much stress. Well freaking done 👍

@danielwoodard680 Жыл бұрын

You have inspired me to take on a complete restoration of. A 1972 MGB GT. I am learning to try fixing every complicated system. Thank you for cracking on.

@RuperScooper Жыл бұрын

Good to hear your coming back, the e30 community missed you. This Merc was just a hard basket stick with the beamers we need you. 👍

@jotighe2 Жыл бұрын

OMG that is a huge amount of work

@richardparish2207 Жыл бұрын

I gave a thumbs up after 30 seconds.keep going mate nearly there.

@robin13pereira Жыл бұрын

So stoked you made the decision

@myk2004 Жыл бұрын

You’re doing a great job! What a project! I can relate taking on projects for clients verses personal projects. Happy to have found your channel as I’m working on client’s ‘77 Mercedes 450SL while a personal Miata and M3 wait 😂

@ScottPC Жыл бұрын

Good choice on keeping customers and KZfaq separate. No one wants stress!! Even if you make less money, who cares if your happy!

@PaulinesPastimes Жыл бұрын

As much as I love and appreciate your videos, I hear what you are saying about making them. I don't know how you have had time to do it all so don't worry. The E30 should be fab to watch as well as all the other things you do. The Merc is looking excellent. 👍😊

@F0XD1E Жыл бұрын

Can't imagine the amount of money and time that goes into this. Someone must really love that merc.

@michaelskinner896 Жыл бұрын

This car has truly been on a "Long and Winding Road." Huge update for this one! Looking forward to seeing it painted.

@Pedro5antos_ Жыл бұрын

Awesome content! Can't imagine all the troubles of restoring a customer car

@Jaqaroo Жыл бұрын

That was great! I like your attention to the details and the integrity of your restoration.

@BahjatAlaadel Жыл бұрын

Minimal faffery achieved, nice work mate!

@TheRyamrebo Жыл бұрын

You´re an absolute legend for getting this project done! Lot´s of respect for your content and constant improvement. Keep it up!

@Prah123 Жыл бұрын

will you be uploading more regularly once you finish the mercedes? I also really liked the shop building episodes

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Absolutely. This Merc derailed things a bit

@bryzabone Жыл бұрын

try using a magnetic stirrer in the passivating solution- helps keeps fresh solution on the surface to be plated, and get it into crevices on the piece.

@ferfernandez9783 Жыл бұрын

Un placer como siempre ver tus travajos 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@markc1793 Жыл бұрын

Another great vid. I always really like it when people point out when things went "wrong" for them in vids as sometimes, when doing work myself, it can feel like things go so smoothly for everyone else and yet i get nothing but problems so it's nice to be reminded every so often that vids on youtube etc.. are edited and likely have most of the troubles cut out.

@maxadrian Жыл бұрын

Working on long tedious projects can and do often reach a point where you just want it over! I run into the same phenomena in my work too. I push through and then only take on very small jobs for a while. It can be very daunting and grueling. But as you said there is light at the end of the tunnel. Good luck.

@jayinmi3706 Жыл бұрын

There's always so much hidden repair work to be done that you can't account for until you're into it. And not doing it because the customer doesn't want to pay for it just makes for bigger issues down the road.

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Exactly Jayin

@keithmattioli5159 Жыл бұрын

I always envy your patience. Great job as always

@dancarter482 Жыл бұрын

I used to really enjoy running a big stack of parts off to the platers. Even more enjoyable was going to collect them all shiny and new-looking. Never EVER considered buying all the gear to do it myself a viable option - let the specialists specialize!

@martinkesselaar9522 Жыл бұрын

Great job. Your eye for detail is good to see. Keep on going mate. Regards from the Netherlands

@blueskyboys9855 Жыл бұрын

Glad you're nearly finished the Merc. It's been a huge task for you... better that you make videos that you enjoy doing as it makes for better content... saying that I have enjoyed everything that you do, as you put so much effort and care into it and it shows.

@Carguy-sp8xj Жыл бұрын

That Mercedes has come a really long way from where it was when you first received it. People think it’s easy but as a person that restores old Lawn mowers and tractors I say it’s not. I’ve got a 1966 John Deere 210 that I’ve been restoring now for 2 years and I’ve got more work into that than I’ve put in anything else. Sure it’s a pain in the ass sometimes and you want to set it on fire and walk away…. But when you’re done it is very well worth the pain and swearing. Just the compliments you will get is just a big weight from the project taken off your shoulders.

@jeffreysalzman1497 Жыл бұрын

This does look like quite a project and I can understand why you want done with it, but the restoration has made for many great videos.

@Will_JJHP Жыл бұрын

Good stuff as always. A couple of notes - it's critical to use a metal roller to apply the sound proofing to properly adhere it. For the old material, place dry ice on top of it to help remove it cleaner and faster - and obviously make sure it's well ventilated. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. Cheers! Edit: also, PPE! You don't want that body filler dust in your lungs

@electronic7979 Жыл бұрын

Very good 👏

@teekay_1 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyable, but I look forward to seeing you work on your own cars again.

@williamgist722 Жыл бұрын

Man, I love your vids!!

@TheDaf95xf Жыл бұрын

Really lovely job 👍🏻

@pascaljeske7307 Жыл бұрын

I Love your Work very can't wait on the next Part thx for this amazing Work ❤️👍❤️👍🌹

@FhVW Жыл бұрын

Love this! was waiting for this episode. I would love to have a place for my own to do my restorations at, instead of the parkinglot.

@babuthomas2258 Жыл бұрын

Awesome work

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Babu!

@54mgtf22 Жыл бұрын

Love your work 👍

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@joeygaming2987 Жыл бұрын

I love these videos. Keep up the good work. I’m a day late. Damn.

@poppydogz Жыл бұрын

Yep there is alway's much much more work when restoring a classic car, ask me how I know, I've been working on cars since the early eighties.. I wished I had bought every single RS 2000 going back then, I would be a millionarie by now, but ya know hindsight is a wonderfull thing.. Cheers for the content fella..

@faisalal-thanawi4590 Жыл бұрын

Good job man 👍

@austinvitoux Жыл бұрын

Eons is a great way to describe the time for zinc plating! I've been zinc plating hardware for basically an entire SAAB 900 at this point (was supposed to be an easy engine out, engine in rebuild), and I should have counted the amount of days I've spent, but it has to be close to 12 or 14 at this point. I know your pain well. I've also had to redo about 15% of the parts as I've had failures in the layers due to old degreaser that I should have changed out but I was too cheap. Also, saw you have the pickeling step probably with a very mild 1% sulphuric acid dip, but I've had a bunch of luck with a step to help clean rust and residual material off with a strong muriatic acid step. I usually save the pickeling between the plating step and the chromating step. I'm sure your plating system may be a bit different as well. If it helps, I usually knock off any heavy rust with the wire wheel or sandblaster briefly, then dip my parts for about 20 minutes in the muriatic acid, rinse them in a distilled water and baking soda mix to neutralize the acid, and then wire wheel them again for a brilliant, pure mild steel shine. Just make sure you use a HDPE bucket and lid cause that acid will eat through anything else. A well ventilated area with a respirator is also required.

@jwrappuhn71 Жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@wartija3207 Жыл бұрын

we need more videos nobody cares what you restore just do it :) great work

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Once the Merc is done, order will return haha

@bobjoncas2814 Жыл бұрын

....lookin' good, nice work, keep safe...

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Cheers, Bob

@matthewnewsome9221 Жыл бұрын

What a can of worms thats been....well done for sticking with getting it as good as it can be.

@tiammax Жыл бұрын

Nice job... 🙏

@AM4project Жыл бұрын

I love the work that you do, i wish there was so much negativity especially in the intro

@VaporEG Жыл бұрын

yes!

@shabbytiger5528 Жыл бұрын

Not sure why you put black Tetroseal on top of ms sealer. Would the sealer not have been a suitable top coat. Thanks for you knowledge.

@derekpalmer7598 Жыл бұрын

as i have a mercedes 190 watching this is brilliant .i saw you had a new wing was it genuine or a pattern part .

@faisal_al_agha Жыл бұрын

I wish I could have one like her

@evanhooper1 Жыл бұрын

Would you ever do an E36 on the channel?

@aflaks Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed the W123 - buy some more mercs yourself and restore those!

@siacadp Жыл бұрын

Love your work! What's happening with the red M40 Touring?

@4CAR. Жыл бұрын

💎

@adcampo7601 Жыл бұрын

Great videos and amazing work. It looked like the parts weren't premiered or painted before you applied the sealer? Won't they be prone to rusting sooner?

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

They were primed :)

@adcampo7601 Жыл бұрын

@@RestoreIt very cool. I’ve been following your videos for a few years. Your patience and attention to detail is amazing. I can see why the the size and scope of this restoration would be testing you. Keep up the great work.

@jayinmi3706 Жыл бұрын

Butyl based "sound" deadeners are really just vibration dampners. Sound absorbing is usually done by something like Melamine foam or 3M Thinsulate. Second Skin Damplifier Pro is another product that would go a long way (under carpet) to make this thing feel like a Mercedes. lol

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Cheers forthat. I'll look into this.

@daedalus_20v Жыл бұрын

@@RestoreIt Perhaps I can save you some time and trouble. Sound deadening is largely misunderstood because it's hard to sort through what is simply marketing vs. misinformation vs. actual fact. I'm certainly no acoustic engineer, but I fell down this rabbit hole myself some time ago on a project. Here's what I've learned... For brevity's sake there are 3 categories of sound deadening. As JayinMI already mentioned, there are vibration dampeners and sound absorbers. The third category is sound _blockers._ *Vibration dampeners* prevent materials from resonating. Think of a tuning fork "ringing" out... that's resonance. Now imagine a tuning fork that's been dipped in bitumen. The extra mass clinging to the tuning fork changes the frequency in which the metal resonates, effectively "preventing" it from doing so (at least for our purposes). The satisfying "upscale" sound you hear when a luxury car door closes is mostly due to vibration dampening in the door. This is what your Dynamat is for, but more on that later. *Sound **_absorbers_* prevent sound waves from reflecting the way they do off of hard or non-porous surfaces. This is why music studio walls are covered in acoustic tiles, and why singers don't record songs in the back of an empty Ford Transit. Finally, *sound **_blockers_* provide an actual barrier to prevent sound wave transmission _into_ the airspace by "decoupling" that airspace from the transmissible surface. That sounds confusing, but it's quite simple in practice. The car's interior is the airspace and the transmissible surface (for road noise, for instance), is the floor. By "separating" the interior airspace from the metal floor, you effectively prevent sound waves from entering the airspace at all. Thus, overall road noise is reduced. As you can imagine, effective sound deadening for a vehicle may require a combination of all three types BUT the most cost-effective solution for a car consists of vibration dampening tiles (CLD tiles) properly installed where needed, and a sound blocker on the floor. You can spend a LOT of time and money trying to achieve perfection but there are diminishing returns. Ultimately it is a car, which is a poor acoustic environment no matter what. The basics will get you 85% of the way there. Last thing (I promise), *the Dynamat you already put in the car MUST be rolled in order to work properly.* You do NOT need to cover the entire floor for an effective installation (research CLD tile installation), but a roller must be used to bond the material to the floor or else it's basically a waste of money, materials, and effort. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

@USSEntrprise Жыл бұрын

Whats the seam sealer gun you used called? Cant seem to find it anywhere..

@Krisemann Жыл бұрын

What's the name of the music playing during the MS sealer montage?

@spencereagle1118 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a link for the sealant gun?

@GstarCurtis Жыл бұрын

Have you considered a water blaster? I have only ever tried it once, but man they sure are lovely and dont remove paint, if setup right. Check M539 Restorations, he got one too.

@VintageTechRepairs Жыл бұрын

Nice work. If you ever need more hands give me a shout 👍

@re-fix9678 Жыл бұрын

i like video brother❤️❤️

@xxxwinnersgamexxx Жыл бұрын

Why do you use the wirewheel on the sandblasted parts? You could just directly zinc coat them, no?

@AMG63 Жыл бұрын

Did you not listen ,,He explained the whole thing while doing it.

@ukmud6218 Жыл бұрын

I've had one welder die, another welder be flakey as hell, another won't give me a price but can tell me its 6 weeks work at 6k. So covered up and left 😁👍

@arnhemseptember2009 Жыл бұрын

It was a big job alltogether...

@wmforester007 Жыл бұрын

I used spray on bed liner

@geneva760 Жыл бұрын

HA - "I have no idea how I did this...." -- HA - been there - done that - many times with the same type of thought - HA - but usually accompanied me calling myself out with a - "F-CKWIT - how did you do that?" - HA. Your sort of work is the sort that I hope to teach my kids working on the weekends on our 'family projects - lots of 'home remedy' type work and that is exactly the type of skills I hope they can also develop and have some fun. A bit of friendly advice - you may need to learn how to 'read' the shape of the areas and hence this dictates which way you should sand the surface. CHEERS from AUSTRALIA.

@cryogenicdeamon Жыл бұрын

Your attention to detail is amazing but please when sanding use a block not your fingers

@zal_models Жыл бұрын

i hope it gets a colour change! Not feeling the current colour

@Egon1982 Жыл бұрын

09:00 this went on for so long that rust come out in different places so we start again 😏 Great restoration but are you sure the owner still gonna be alive by the end of it?

@AMG63 Жыл бұрын

This project reminds me of having chemotherapy, you just want it over with and to get back to normal.

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

Haha absolutely...

@honestguy7764 Жыл бұрын

Thats a labour of love, is not economically viable

@protodad1 Жыл бұрын

I’d like to point out that early on I asked for good footage of the sand blasting. That said, I think the couple seconds of good footage combined with just getting it done make for good video. Don’t make a huge effort to record all of the blasting.

@sats7819 Жыл бұрын

Bruh Put black under sealer on after paint.

@royfontaine5526 Жыл бұрын

Or not at all on external panels like sills. Should only be used underbody.

@heyder300 Жыл бұрын

First

@MagicAyrtonforever Жыл бұрын

Not really a restoration with welding and patches like that! But good repair job nonetheless.

@nenodutchangeldragon4036 Жыл бұрын

please don't ad the music i like to watch it in calm

@NikosDIY Жыл бұрын

Personally, I enjoyed the Mercedes restoration. But looking at your videos is clear that tool restoration get more views (like 10 times more views) and restoring a tool is far more easier that restoring a car.

@reviewaccount469 Жыл бұрын

You'd probably make more money buying, restoring, selling these cars than doing them for customers anyway, and right now is the time to cash in on old cars with gas prices and used/new car prices so high.

@copperlocks1 Жыл бұрын

0:55 I think your assessment is flawed; There are TONS of collectors out there that CAN afford a full unbolt restoration; and they will hand you a blank cheque to do it, once they see the level of detail you put into your work. with the coming ICE ban coming plenty of owners will want restoration services. Time to start scaling up, Put your name out there find an apprentice videographer to film and edit content for you; if you have a Community College nearby ask around; there are still people out there who want to learn and willing to put in the time and elbow grease. Finding someone that does ethical work is never easy....

@RestoreIt Жыл бұрын

I agree with you Copper. It's just the logistics of the second half of your comment. If I had a team, I'd be sweet. But as of right now its still just me. I am looking for people, just finding the right people is the most challending thing I've come across on this KZfaq journey. I'll keep your comment in mind for sure. Thanks mate. P.S ICE ban? I'm not sure what this is about. I'll do some research.

@copperlocks1 Жыл бұрын

@@RestoreIt There is going to be a ban on the sale on all internal combustion engines starting in 2030-2035